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Russia

Tough talks and tension for Tillerson in Moscow

Tough talks today (April 12) for US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

USA

Trump spokesman Sean Spicer apologises over Hitler gaffe

The White House spokesman said even Hitler 'didn't use chemical weapons', unlike Syria's Assad, apparently overlooking the Holocaust.

Syria

Russia: US strikes on Syria 'play into hands of extremists'

Russia’s foreign minister has said that last week’s US missile strikes on a Syrian military airbase plays “into the hands of extremists” and further threaten regional and global…

Netherlands

Referendum and diplomatic row: Dutch Turks have their say

Amidst a diplomatic crisis between the two countries, Turks and their descendants who live in the Netherlands are going to the polls to decide whether or not Turkey should change its governance from a

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USA

US-China: Trump wraps up first face-to-face talks with Xi

US President Donald Trump has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to do more to curb North Korea’s nuclear programme.

USA

Trump concludes: 'The world is a mess,' after King of Jordan meeting

The situation in the Middle East was the main topic of discussion when Donald Trump welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah to the White House on Wednesday ( April 5 .

United Kingdom

Gibraltar's rocky road to Brexit

The rock of Gibraltar shaken by Brexit

United Kingdom

EU's top Brexit negotiator tells Britain to ''Keep calm and negotiate'' over Gibraltar

The EU’s top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has told Britain to ‘‘keep calm and negotiate’‘ amid a deepening row with Spain over Gibraltar.

USA

Trump-Jinping meeting a step into the unknown

When Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the US president’s Florida estate on Thursday and Friday, it will be another round of firsts: Not only will it be their first ever meetin

USA

Al-Sisi: no longer a pariah in Washington

No longer a pariah in Washington: Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made his first visit to the White House since being elected in 2014.

Turkey

UK-US carry-on electronic device bans come into force

A ban on large electronic devices in aeroplane cabins has come into effect on several airlines flying into the UK and US.

Syria

The Syrian Army says it has retaken Damascus areas seized by rebels

The fighting has underscored the bleak prospects for a fresh round of UN-brokered peace talks that are underway in Geneva.

USA

Trade and NATO to top Trump and Merkel talks

The last time Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel went to Washington it was at the behest of her close friend and ally Barack Obama.

World News

Tillerson set to talk tough in Beijing on North Korea

Rex Tillerson’s stops in Japan and South Korea are just warm-ups.

USA

Tillerson starts key Asia tour facing US foreign budget cuts

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has started his first trip to Asia in Japan, a country in the frontline of the North Korean nuclear threat.

Turkey

Turkey bans Dutch ambassador as diplomatic crisis deepens

Turkey has barred the Dutch ambassador to Ankara in the deepening row between the two countries.

Netherlands

Dutch-Turkey relations take a dive over turning away of Turkish ministers

Ankara reacted angrily after two of its ministers were stopped from addressing political rallies in the country

Netherlands

Ankara demands Dutch apology, promises "harsh" response

Retaliation is promised after turning away of Turkish ministers from addressing political rallies

USA

Merkel set to have her most awkward American experience – with Trump

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump accused Angela Merkel of leading Germany into “a disaster” because of her migration policy.

Europe News

EU split on multi-speed Europe

Poland has hit out at plans for a “multi speed” EU, arguing it will sideline some of the newer member states.